MEAM.Design - SolidWorks - Sketching
To begin a sketch you must select a surface on which to sketch and click the sketch tool.
Selecting a Surface
Select a plane...
By left-clicking on it in the Feature Manager or the Model...
![](https://alliance.seas.upenn.edu/~medesign/wiki/uploads/Software/Sketching1.png)
Or Select a face by left-clicking on the Model...
![](https://alliance.seas.upenn.edu/~medesign/wiki/uploads/Software/Sketching2.png)
Clicking the Sketch Tool
Left click the sketch tool on the command manager...
![](https://alliance.seas.upenn.edu/~medesign/wiki/uploads/Software/Sketching3.png)
Now you're ready to sketch...